Table 3. Comparison of thermal properties of the as-synthesized composite with the reported materials.
| Samples | Melting temperature Tm (°C) | Freezing temperature Tf (°C) | Latent heat of melting ΔHm (J/g) | Latent heat of freezing ΔHf (J/g) | Thermal conductivity (W/m K) | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauric acid/expanded perlite/expanded graphite | 43.8 | 40.2 | 86.7 | 86.9 | 0.13 | [17] |
| Capric acid/expanded perlite/expanded graphite | 31.6 | 31.5 | 96.3 | - | 0.143 | [18] |
| Polyethylene glycol/diatomite/expanded graphite | 27.4 | 31.1 | 79.64 | 76.21 | 0.67 | [20] |
| Capric acid/halloysite nanotube/graphite | 29.56 | 25.40 | 75.40 | 75.35 | 0.758 | [21] |
| Capric-myristic acid/vermiculite/expanded graphite | 19.7 | 17.1 | 26.9 | - | 0.22 | [26] |
| Galactitol hexa myristate/vermiculite/expanded graphite | 44.76 | - | 80.21 | - | 0.24 | [30] |
| Galactitol hexa laurate/diatomite/expanded graphite | 39.14 | - | 61.12 | - | 0.24 | [30] |
| Galactitol hexa laurate/vermiculite/expanded graphite | 39.32 | - | 59.76 | - | 0.22 | [30] |
| SA/GBm | 53.36 | 52.94 | 84.64 | 84.14 | 0.77 | This work |